& whispered in the sound of silence (open)

The alchemist can only vaguely shake his head. It all sounds so surreal and impossible, like something from a storybook. That Kiada has had a real and adopted father both as kings, that her mother was a queen? It's shocking, if only because the blue-eyed warrior is still so down to earth. So hardy and humble, not at all what he'd have expected from someone who lived such a presumably lavish life. "Good to know." He says, running a hand up his arm. Glancing towards the fire as Aoife's cries begin to ring out, the alchemist offers Kiada an apologetic smile. "Sounds as though I am being summoned." So saying, he pauses to give her a final look. "If I do not see you before you go out, be safe. We will all be waiting when you return." REMI what have i become?my sweetest friend—everyone know goes away in the end if i could start again, a million miles away, i would keep myself. i would find a way